Double world-record race vies with Irene Obera for hurdle legend
Irene winning 200H earlier. Photos by Rob Jerome
Rachel Guest on way to 11.42 hurdles gold. Had 2.5 mps wind been 2.0 or under, mark would broken record of 11.47 by Stephanie Thomas in 2005.
Women’s sprint hurdle races Friday:
Event 95 W75 80 Short Hurdles
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75 WMA: R 17.44
Name Age Team Finals Wind
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Finals
1 Harris, Frances W75 Australia 21.24 -0.1
Event 95 W80 80 Short Hurdles
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80 WMA: R 19.32
Name Age Team Finals Wind
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1 Obera, Irene W82 United cipro online State 18.70R -0.1
2 Donley, Christel W81 United State 21.50 -0.1
3 Mabuchi, Hiroko W80 Japan 31.38 -0.1
Event 94 W70 80 Short Hurdles
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WMA: R 16.04
Name Age Team Finals Wind
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Finals
1 Maier, Marianne W73 Austria 15.93R -0.9
1 Teng, Fuen W70 China 15.93R -0.9
3 Houben, Helgard W72 Germany 18.49 -0.9
4 Förster, Karin W70 Germany 18.98 -0.9
5 Nilsson, Kerstin W74 Sweden 20.17 -0.9
6 Oakes, Patricia W70 Great Britai 20.87 -0.9
— Shirahata, Ryoko W73 Brazil DQ -0.9 RULE 168.6 WMA
Event 93 W65 80 Short Hurdles
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WMA: R 14.03
Name Age Team Finals Wind
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Finals
1 Fail, Jean W67 Great Britai 15.86 -1.9
2 Bi, Siling W65 China 15.94 -1.9
3 Perkins, Wilma W67 Australia 16.05 -1.9
4 Kokkonen, Terhi W69 Finland 16.47 -1.9
5 Claassen, Stephanie W65 South Africa 17.05 -1.9
6 Trott, Rhona W68 Canada 17.20 -1.9
7 Stigsen, Sonja Sieg W65 Denmark 18.15 -1.9
— Dua, Swatantra W68 India DQ -1.9 RULE 168.6 WMA
Event 92 W60 80 Short Hurdles
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WMA: R 13.26
Name Age Team Finals Wind
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Finals
1 Filer, Carole W60 Great Britai 13.52 0.7
2 Vanhorenbeeck, Hildegard W63 Belgium 14.76 0.7
3 Pach, Ruth W63 Germany 16.46 0.7
4 Lowe, June W62 Australia 16.71 0.7
5 Ahmet, Lyn W64 Great Britai 16.84 0.7
6 Nunes, Irenilta W61 Brazil 17.21 0.7
7 Wang, Guihua W63 China 17.98 0.7
8 Keshwar, Maureen W64 Australia 18.25 0.7
9 Argent, Fiona W63 Great Britai 19.20 0.7
Event 91 W55 80 Short Hurdles
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WMA: R 12.31
Name Age Team Finals Wind
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Finals
1 Upshaw, Joy W55 United State 13.05 1.1
2 Stagles, Sally W56 Australia 13.26 1.1
3 Hossack, Michele W56 Australia 13.92 1.1
4 Suttor, Robyn W57 Australia 14.06 1.1
5 Maxwell, Karen W57 United State 14.27 1.1
6 Estwick – Theodore, Lesl W55 Canada 14.31 1.1
7 Clarke, Gaye W56 Great Britai 14.58 1.1
8 Carlisle, Jeanette W55 South Africa 14.79 1.1
— Lauridsen, Susanne W58 Canada DNF 1.1
Event 90 W50 80 Short Hurdles
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WMA: R 12.08
Name Age Team Finals Wind
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Finals
1 Scott, Menka W50 United State 12.84 -1.0
2 Siekkinen, Kirsti W50 Finland 12.92 -1.0
3 Krepkina, Valentyna W51 Ukraine 13.08 -1.0
4 Andries, Gerda W51 Belgium 13.39 -1.0
5 Nakao, Harumi W50 Japan 13.40 -1.0
6 Finegan, Geraldine W51 Ireland 13.57 -1.0
7 Martin, Louise W50 New Zealand 14.16 -1.0
8 Townsend, Vicki W52 Australia 14.59 -1.0
9 Fjodorova, Inara W51 Latvia 14.88 -1.0
Event 89 W45 80 Short Hurdles
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WMA: R 11.51
Name Age Team Finals Wind
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Finals
1 Nagel, Evelin W45 Germany 12.04 2.8
2 Lambert, Lenorë W46 Australia 12.29 2.8
3 van Daalen, Aafke W45 Netherlands 12.48 2.8
4 Simon-Balláné Kalamá, An W47 Hungary 12.72 2.8
5 Kenshole, Gaelyne W46 Australia 13.19 2.8
6 Deverell, Miachelle W46 Australia 13.48 2.8
7 Matilainen, Satu W47 Finland 14.38 2.8
8 Ethier, Kim W48 Canada 14.42 2.8
9 Lea, Rosalind W48 Australia 15.98 2.8
Event 88 W40 80 Short Hurdles
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WMA: R 11.24
Name Age Team Finals Wind
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Finals
1 Guest, Rachel W41 United State 11.42 2.5
2 Baird, Marsha W42 Trinidad and Tobago 11.72 2.5
3 Müller, Christine W40 Germany 13.40 2.5
4 Mehtälä, Anette W40 Finland 13.42 2.5
Event 87 W35 100 Short Hurdles
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WMA: R 12.40
Name Age Team Finals Wind
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Finals
1 Erawati, Dedeh W37 Indonesia 13.96 0.3
2 Guillet, Laurence W36 Belgium 15.28 0.3
3 Scott, Jane W35 Great Britai 15.30 0.3
4 Paganelli, Cristina W36 Italy 15.81 0.3
5 Li, Xueli W38 China 17.69 0.3
6 Ward, Jody W37 Great Britai 19.45 0.3
Sally Stagles of Australia barely leads Joy Upshaw at this point in W55 hurdles. Photo by Rob Jerome
14 Responses
Christa Bortignon told me that the hurdles had their foot pointing to the wrong direction, but they are pivoting when you touch them. I did not know that was allowed. See the picture.
Love to see stories about the hurdles. Also, as someone sitting at home following the meet, this has EASILY been the best meet coverage I have ever seen for a world or national meet. The livestream is great, actually showing field events, and the results are posted quickly. This should be the standard for every world meet in the future.
In theory the world record of short hurdles W70 must be the result in heptathlon of Marianne Maier (28 october): 15″72 with wind -0,8.
Hi Weia. It does look like the hurdles are pointed the wrong way for Irene. Very dangerous for if she were to hit one.
It looks like the hurdles are placed the wrong way but if they do pivot properly, they are just a different design and from looking at an enlargement of the photo they do appear to be capable of pivoting in the correct direction. Interesting.
Good catch, Luigi!
Yes, 15.72 would qualify as WR:
http://results.simplyregister.net/Perth2016/r/F249.html
Too bad the LOC overlooked this:
http://results.simplyregister.net/Perth2016/records.html
According to a meet official I spoke with, this type of low hurdle has been used in Australia for decades and meets all record specifications. When hit, the hurdle pivots forward. It stacks downwards to about 14 inches high and is raised to the requisite 27″ height. (Rob Jerome has a picture of the M70 decathletes clearing their hurdles that shows the hurdle design best, and one of the hurdles being knocked off balance.) The official also suggested that the hurdle design reduced the risk of injury for the age groups involved because it pivoted forward when struck.
The younger hurdlers seem to have normal hurdles.
A report on Facebook says some hurdles used in hep were 2cm low, so records would be negated. Unsure if this applies to W70 event. How sad if she was thus robbed.
So many ” rumors” about the hurdles
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Believe me, we were the first ones to run the 80m HH in the hep, AND as the old hurdles coach (Christel) noticed… the hurdles should be reversed. Did get an immediate explanation from the crew and was shown the ‘swivel” sp? that moved the crossbar, so on impact it would give. Was that legal or not? I guess, it was, it made sense.
The ht. was remeasured in centimeters and it came to 27″ . Whoever came up with a different measurement (on facebook?) I don’t know.
I am glad, more people saw the ” apparent problem” , but it proved to be correct.
One day left, the ” relay madness” – it should be a good one!
So far, nothing but praise for the officials and helpers/volunteers – the all deserve a BIG THANK YOU!.
One more thing on the hurdles, there were quite a few DQ’s in the heptathlon.
The rule states: both feet/legs have to be off the ground for an instance ( was asked, what an “instance” means.?.). Yet, athletes stepped over the hurdle, not meeting the rule – consequently:
red flag by the umpires.
Great performance Rachel,
and Kudos to 400 meter champion Corey Moody…wish I had was there to push you…..Sully
The specifications for hurdles are based on amount of force to cause it to tip. Some older hurdles achieved this with a spring action (though I don’t know how they could keep it calibrated over decades of sitting around). When we have the requirement for 27″ barriers, that is difficult to achieve. Either new hurdles need to be remanufactured, or in other cases its less of a financial risk to drill holes in old hurdles.
USATF purchased a few sets of custom 27″ hurdles (manufacturer not credited) for National Championships–they then have to get stored and shipped around the country. They were in Sacramento for the National Championships. While setting them up, I measured them and discovered some hurdles were up to 2″ too short. We compensated the first day with tape. That night, a local official (I wish I could give him name credit) went home and manufactured wood blocks to make the compensation more permanent and stable. Those were the same hurdles that returned, complete with wood blocks, for the World Championships.
If you are ever competing with that special set of yellow hurdles at 27″, make sure you see the wood blocks to know you are going over legal hurdles. Or better yet, bring a measuring tape (available in stores for 99¢ only) and check for yourself.
Thank you so much for the coverage of all of the incredible hurdle performances. Great to see so many US athletes do well in Perth.
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